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Planning to build a new FSX system and surprised when i saw this review showing i5's gaming performance as almost identical if not better than i7 in some cases I know i7 with HT is good for video editing or office apps. But does it have an edge for gaming? If so, what is it's edge over i5-2500K particularly when both are overclocked to almost identical speeds? Also, btw, wondering which one the games listed on the above link is more similar to FSX?

I just finished linx test and passed for my 980x with an evga x58 sli le board at 4.4 ghz. My big concern are the temps:core 0-88core1-87core2-80core8-80c0re9-88core10-88cpu temperature - 75does this sound right or what should I do my core voltage was at 1.42 anything I shuld be aware and change in my bios ?I would like to get up to 4.5thanks Ronny

I had some memory issues with my PC when I put it together and found 1 of my memory sticks was causing BOSD during windows start up so after removing 1 chip at at time it eventualy stopped BSOD and worked 100% of the time. I put the offending memory chip into my old PC and that started to BSOD too so I guess it was that. Anyway im running at 4GB now but my pc takes ages to start programs like FSX. It starts ok and then takes like 3 to 4 mins before the hard drive starts to grind away and then the program starts.Its like this with the DCS A-10c and most other heavy programs take forever to do anything. I know that running 2 DDR3 chips in a system with 3 slots makes the…

Hey guys, I've been able to successfully OC my 2600k to 4.8 GHz, with 1.35 Vcc, but if I run Prime95, it will start failing in less than one minute. On the other hand, setting the Vcc to 1.45v will make it run without errors but that value's proximity to the 1.52 "Official" limit is worrying me. What exactly am I doing wrong? My temps are mostly fine with the new A50 cooler, but I'm totally lost. What's worse is that others can Prime95 totally stable on 4.8 with 1.35.Help me out please!

Hi Guys,As part of a NEW build I went ahead and purchased a Windows Home Premium 7 64 bit system, however when it arrived and I opened up the packaging, I found a Windows Home premium 7 64bit (OEM)? version.My Question is what exactly is OEM? and will I be able to legally use this version on my NEW build. OR do I need to return this DVD (Un-opened) and purchase a different Windows system.Many thanks for your helpJohn.

Hi,I wrote a topic one or two days ago asking about a good processor.I'm going for the i7 2600k ( removing my i3 530 ). I just want to be 150% sure that I will get good results with it and the other components.Here are my specs:Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 480Processor: i7 2600kPower supply: LC8850 ATXOS: Windows 7 64 bitRAM: 4.00 GBi'm going to change motherboard...i still don't know with which one though...in any case here is the one I have now: ASUS express gate turbo VThank you...

Hello, I am currently running 4 GB of Mushkin Redline @ 6-8-6-24 1600. Would there be much benefit to going to 8GB (2X4GB) of Mushkin Redline 7-9-8-24 1600?

Hi all,I recently got my system to the FPS and smoothness levels that I have been looking for, and begun conducting some flights in the Level D 767. I'm using ASE w/ REX 2OD for weather, RC4 for ATC, and TrafficX @ 60% for traffic. I've been receiving Out of Memory errors shortly after touchdown, usually right about as I turn for the taxiway. This has happened twice between FSDT KLAS and Flightbeam KSFO w/ Megacities LV and SFO enabled, but also between FlyTampa TNCM and KTPA (two lower autogen areas). I'm running FSX Acceleration on Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium, w/ 8GB of Corsair Dominator GT 1866 CAS 8. I have HighMemFix=1 in my .CFGIs there anything I can do to …

Yesterday for my birthday I got off the Intel track for the first time in years and went from an E8400 to a 1090T. I guess it's not really a sidegrade since a Phenom II X6 is a fair bit more powerful than a Core 2 Duo.While everything is still fresh and new I'd like to run FSXMark11, I'll do it before and after overclocking. FSX is not installed right now but I'm assuming it should be a completely fresh install, don't follow NickN's guide or do anything, yes?

I want to make FSX videos, and I want to record with smooth fps, in both the game and the recording. I do sort of care about a "fine" fps though (around 20-30fps?)My current specs:Phenom II 1090T stocknVidia9400GT (upgrade to 6950 in near future)890GPA-UD3H Mobo4Gb 1333Mhz RAM CL9I just want to know whether better RAM, overclocking the processor or anything else could help gather a smoother fps at around 20-30fps? My friend has a smooth 40fps on his 6950 and 1055T, but I don't know if it would be good for recording?Could someone please enlighten me on this?Any help appreciated.

Just in case ppl are holidng out...only 6 months.http://lensfire.blogspot.com/2011/07/intel-pushes-launch-sandybridge-e-and.html

Hello everyone,I've selected my components for a new computer build specificly targeted at FSX and in particular PMDG B737NGX. Here are the items that I selected:COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Turbulence II Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLDNoctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler Microsoft Windows 7…

hi alli am building a new rig for FSX and i was wondering if it is possible to run FSX with 2 GPUS, one powerful GPU for the outside view and another GPU to run the 2D panels such as the cockpit and fmc and radio / comms?could this be a more economical option than the TripleHead2Go?regards

Hi again,I just built my new system. Finally got everything running good FS9/FSX but one thing I did not buy was a sound card. I have an Asus P8H67 motherboard and the dude at microcenter stated that a sound card is a waste of money with my new motherboard. Just want some opinions if it would be worth adding an high end sound card?

Was about to order my mobo when i stumbled on this....now im having a dilemma on whether to get this or not? any opinions?Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3

A couple of days ago, it got warm out. I had just ordered new memory, but I noticed my system had hung all by itself with the old memory. I upgraded (512 meg to 2 gig) and started. It ran for a while, but then came down. Since then, it's been unreliable, and most of the time it won't even boot. However, it will boot and come up in the morning, when it's cool (68F) but not in the afternoon at 75F.Another thing - I noticed the CPU fan was not running. I think I must have pinched a wire. I repaired that and the fan is running again, but could I have done permanent damage?This is an old 1.8 GHz Pentium 4. Is this something I could reasonably attribute to overheating?T…

Planning to buy a new PC for fsx.Budget: 2 000 USD Here is what I have come up with:Intel Core i7-2600K, 3.40, 8, LGA1155, OEM Thermalright Silver Arrow, Socket 1156/1366/775/AM2/AM3ASUS P8P67 DELUXE(B3) Socket1155, P67, DDR3, ATX nVidia GeForce GTX590 3072Mb Palit, PCI-E, 3xDVI, miniDP, Retail DDR3 8Gb (2x4Gb) PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMM Kingston HyperX T1, XMP, KHX1600C9D3T1K2/8GX 2Tb Western Digital Caviar Black, 7200rpm, 64Mb, WD2002FAEX 300Gb Western Digital VelociRaptor Black, 10000rpm, 16Mb, WD3000HLFSCooler Master HAF 932, black, BigTower, ATX, RC-932-KKN1 Noctua NF-P14FLX, 140x140x25, 750-1200rpm, 10.1-19.6dBi. ATX 1000W CoolerMaster Silent PRO Gold, Active PFC, RS…

Hi! Summer is here and brings increased ambient temps. Cleaned my computer today. Filters removed and cleansed. Used compressed air to blow all dust away from mobo, cpu-cooler, graphics card with compressed air.Lowered my average temps with 5C

Hello allI am running an I7 975 extreme. I have seen many people obtain great OC's and performance with the 2600k that appear to be far better than what I am able to achieve.Is there any benefit in me upgrading the CPU bearing in mind I will also need a new mobo? It will hurt considering the price I paid for the 975!!!ThanksGarry

This is a continuation of a topic that was begun in another thread (see quote above), so I thought I would open a new one. I know a few others have also had issues with this as well, so perhaps a thread dedicated to the issue is appropriate.I have done some googling on ntoskrnl and hal.dll (both were the reported cause of my BSODs in the error reports). From what I've found, Windows frequently likes to erroneously point the finger at ntoskrnl when the issue is hardware related, so it appears it's nothing but a false positive. I assume the same is true of hal.dll. Back to hardware...So far I have increased PLL overvoltage from 1.75 to 1.85v, disabled PLL overvoltage, incre…

Due to progressively failing hardware and my financial constraints I was obliged to junk a HD and partition my FS drive to install a cloned XP from the original XP drive. Unfortunately the guy got the numbers wrong and I now have only 25Gb free on the FS partition and a gazillion Gb free on the XP partition.In the two flights I have made since I got crashes on short final due to lack of space.(I have 4Gb RAM, with the Userva and Address Aware mods correctly set up.)Is a free 25Gb simply not enough?If so, can I resize my partitions with a free, safe and reliable freeware tool, or will I have to pay the guy to re-do the job or buy a commercial program?Thanks.

Hi,I am now about to upgrade my processor from the actual i3 ( most likely ) to an i7 920/930.Many simmers over-clock it with a good cooling system. My question is: Which one is good? ( keeping in mind that I have in mind to spend around 450/500 € between processor and cooling system... and 200/250 € will be spent , obviously, on the processor... ) Thank you very much for the assistance.

I was flying today on a Concorde X route into EGLL with EGLL addon installed, REX 2.0 clouds 1024, Ultimate Terrain, sliders high but not maxed, 20% AI traffic, no cars and experienced some screen tearing and then the dreaded OOM error for FSX. Not a blue screen or the sim just crashing. I actually thought this was very unlikely to happen with Windows 7 64bit but I guess it can. Just want to double check to see if this is simply FSX related or a result of overclocking instability.thanks,Mark.

HelloJust a quick Poll to see which Manufacturer is the most popular amongst FS9/FSX users

I can only say I am very content with the results. I had to wait for a month to get my new pc, butit appears to be worthwhile. I am going for a Holiday now and will overclock my pc afterwards.Hope to appear on the scoreboard somewhere at the top of the list.Greatings Fred